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$GD (OHPHQWDU\ 1HZV On Friday, October 7, 2016, Ada Elementary held its “Walk with the Dogsâ€? fundraiser. This annual fundraiser supports the majority of Ada Elementary’s PTO-supported activities. In the past, funds raised from Walk with the Dogs were used to purchase playground equipment, a climbing wall for the gym, and technology products. Students left the school and walked into the town of Ada and then on to the Ada Fire StaWLRQ ZKHUH WKH\ ZHUH JUHHWHG E\ ÂżUHÂżJKWHU and provided water and a well deserved rest. They returned to the school and enjoyed a healthy snack on the playground! Many parents joined in and walked with their children and their class the whole way! Thanks to all of Ada’s wonderful students, teachers, parents and supporters, this year’s Walk with the Dogs event raised $20,358... far exceeding the $16,000 goal! Congratulations Ada Elementary! Way to go dogs!
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Froggin’ for Facts and Fun! Why are frogs so happy? They eat whatever bugs them! A few facts about our frog friends: 1. Frogs don’t drink water with their mouths; they drink it through their skin. 2. Frogs are cold blooded. This means that a frog’s body temperature is the same on the inside as it is on the outside. That is why frogs live near water so that they can jump in to cool off on hot summer days. 3. What do you call a group of frogs? An army of frogs! 4. Frog fossils have been found that are as old as dinosaurs! 5. Frogs burrow down in the mud to hibernate in the cold winter. 6. There are 3400 species of frogs and toads worldwide. In Michigan there are only13 species. 7. No matter how many times you kiss him, a frog won’t turn into a prince! 8. Frogs are super cute and fun to draw. What do you call a frog's favorite soda? Croaka-Cola!
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When you draw, think of yourself as the builder. Begin by building the eyes, face and then the neck. 1. Draw two oval paths 2. 3. near the top of your paper. 1. Connect the ovals with a curved line. Finish the eyes by adding two half circles to create the iris (colored part of your eye)_ and the black pupil. 2. Find the center of the bottom of each eye and draw a small curved line to build the sides of the face. The cheeks are made by drawing a large “C” and then a backward “C”. 3. Add a smile in the center of the cheeks by drawing a curved line. To complete the head, add two small curved lines for the neck.
Time to construct the middle part of your frog. Concentrate on how much room is left on your page because we still need to add feet! If part of the leg has to “go off” the page, or your feet won’t quite fit, that is okay. Artists often fill their paper and can’t quite fit 5. 6. everything on. Do 4. the best you can! 4. Create the shoulder and the outside of the arm by drawing a curved line from the neck to the waist of the frog, stopping at the wrists. The inner side of the arms are straight lines coming from the under arm to the wrist. 5. Draw the fingers. Note that the fingers look like the letter “W” with circles on the tips. Draw a waist for your frog. Start at the top of the inner arm and stop at the wrist. (Frogs may be slightly different at the point - make necessary adjustments). 6. The long hind legs can be as long as you wish. Make two upside down “U”s. Don’t connect at the bottom.
The construction of your frog is finished when the feet and toes are added. Time to add color to your frog and to add background details. Practice drawing the frog several times and coloring it differently each time! Be creative and have fun froggin’! To finish, add long feet to your frog with toes drawn like the fingers. Connect the feet at the heels. Begin filling your drawing with bright colors. Remember to sign your work when it is completed! All artists do!
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Josh Bell and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he’s got mad beats, too, that tell his family’s story in verse.
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Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lair Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.
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Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi’s mixed-race background and interest in astronomy make her feel like an outsider.
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The Children Of The Mayflower Out of 102 passengers on the Mayflower that came to New England in 1620, 31 of them were children. They ranged from Samuel Eaton who was a baby to Mary Chilton (who was given the honor of being the first to step on Plymouth Rock) and Constance Hopkins who were fifteen years old. Some of their parents or guardians were seeking religious freedom. Others were searching for a better life than they had in England or Holland. Some of the children were there as servants! Here are the names of some of the kids. There was eight year old Humility Cooper, six year old Wrestling Brewster, and nine year old Love Brewster. Resolved White was five, Damans Hopkins was only three. There was John Cooke and Francis Billington who were eight. John Billington, Jr. was six and so was Joseph Mullins. Richard More was seven and Samuel Fuller was four. Mary Allerton was also four. Mary was destined to outlive all the others aboard as she lived to the age of eightythree. A baby was born at sea and was named Oceanus. Another baby, Peregrine White was born as the Mayflower was anchored near Provincetown, Massachusetts. The children were typical children but they were taught many different things than the kids of today. Once on land, parents taught children the skills they needed to survive as adults. The children weren’t allowed choices, the par-
ents made all the decisions about their child’s life then. Kids were also expected to show courtesy to adults by bowing and curtsying to them. Much of a Pilgrim child’s life was filled with work. When they were young, they ran errands, gathered fire wood, fetched water, helped take care of the livestock, gathered berries and more. Older boys prepared fields for planting, weeded and harvested crops. They learned to hunt, fish, build with wood, chopped wood and basically learned how to be the head of the household. The older girls worked with their mothers to learn how to run a home. This included cooking, preserving food, tending to the younger children, sewing and mending clothes or linens, as well as spinning the material, cleaning, washing and more. During their playtimes, they did what many do today like playing marbles, ball, leapfrog, tic-tac-toe (they called it naughts and crosses), running games and more. Schooling was not like school of today. The children learned to read and write from their parents usually at home. They mostly learned during the winter months when there wasn’t so much to do outside. Quite often, the kids were taught out of the Bible. Until about the age of seven, boys and girls both wore gowns. After that, the boys would dress as young men like their fathers and the girls would dress like their mothers. Children and adults took baths only a few times of the year as they thought that bathing was unhealthy! Today, we sleep on comfy beds but back then, children slept on mats that were laid on the floor at night. The mattresses were usually stuffed with straw!
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Lao People's Democratic Republic • Laos is pronounced with a silent “s” at the end. • It is a land-locked country in Southeast Asia between Burma, China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is more than twice the size of Iceland or six times the size of Switzerland. • After independence from France in 1953, the country fell into turmoil. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao seized power with help from North Vietnam. Many fled the regime and the United States resettled some 250,000 Lao refugees. Laos is one of the few remaining communist states. • About three-quarters of the country is covered with mountains and forested hills that are too steep to live on. Land travel takes a lot of time and is very hard. • Most of the people live in the valleys of the Mekong River and its tributaries, where rice can be grown on fertile floodplains. The river is also a vital transportation route for cargo and passengers, a source of electricity at dams, a water supply for crops and a home to fish which are an important food in the diet of Laotian people. • There are three plateaus between the mountains and the Mekong River the Xiangkhiang, the Khammouan and the Bolovens Plateaus. The Xiangkhiang is the largest, while the Bolovens Plateau near Cambodia provides more fertile farmland where coffee, tea, rice, strawberries and pineapples are grown. • Industries include - tin and gypsum mining, timber, electric power and agricultural processing. • Agriculture is sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee and water buffalo. • Exports are wood products, garments, electricity, coffee and tin. • The capital and largest city is Vientiane. The name means “royal sandalwood grove” or city of sandalwood. • Monsoon winds blow through the country twice a year from May to October. They bring heavy rains that wash over the warm, tropical country. Then the wind changes direction and brings a hot, dry wind from China to Laos from November to April. The humid tropical weather, rugged terrain, and thick forest provide an undisturbed habitat for many animals. The red panda, which is related to raccoons and not giant pandas, lives in the forests of
northern Laos. • Several species, such as the Asian elephant, red panda, giant Mekong catfish, tiger, and clouded leopard are at risk as more land, forests, and mines rich in resources are sold off to neighboring countries. • The largest protected area in Laos is the Nakai-Nam Theun, which covers 1,428 miles and is home to rare creatures including Asiatic black bears, known as moon bears and the soala. The soala is a rare relative of sheep and cattle and looks like a deer. • One of the world's most dangerous snakes, the 14-foot-long king cobra lives in Laos. Snakes are a part of daily life and people find snakes almost everywhere. • Laos is one of the poorest countries on Earth. Although the Lao have few possessions beyond their food, their Buddhist beliefs help them to find happiness through a simple life. • The whole family works hard to grow enough food. Many people do not have running water and must carry water from the river to their small wooden houses for cooking, drinking, and washing. • In Laos and other Southeast Asian countries people play a sport called kataw. The game is a bit like volleyball, but players cannot use their hands and instead must kick or force a small hollow ball made of woven bamboo over a high net.
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Play The Guitar! The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It is related to the lute. Modern guitars normally have six strings that are plucked with the fingers or strummed with a pick (or it’s called a “plectrum�). But four, seven, eight, ten and twelve string guitars also exist. Earlier versions had pairs of strings like the lute. The classical guitar usually has a flat back, sides that curve inward to form a waist, and a fretted neck. Other types of guitar include the 12stringed guitar; the steel guitar, played with a metal bar to produce a sliding tone; the electric guitar; and the 4-stringed bass guitar, which, like the electric guitar, is a fixture of rock music and is electronically amplified. The traditional classical, as opposed to electric guitar, appeared as early as the 12th century in Spain, the country with which it has been associated. Guitars are recognized as one of the primary instruments in blues, country, flamenco, rock music, and many forms of pop. It is also a solo classical instrument. Guitars may be played acoustically, where the tone is produced by vibration of the strings and modulated by the hollow body, or they may rely on an amplifier that can electronically manipulate tone. Such electric guitars were introduced in the 20th century and continue to have a profound influence on popular culture. Traditionally guitars have usually been constructed of combinations of various woods and strung with animal gut, or more recently, with either nylon or steel strings. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers.
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6FLHQFH ,V $ZHVRPH Pepper Soap Experiment (An experiment about Surface Tension which will prove to you that science is awesome!) Water molecules are more strongly attracted to each other than to the air molecules that surround them, so the surface of the water acts like a skin, holding all the water molecules together, able to resist a certain amount of force from other objects. In this experiment, you will be able to see what happens to the water molecules when the surface tension is broken. You will need: A large bowl, water, ground black pepper, dish soap in a small shallow container 6WDUW E\ SDUWLDOO\ ÂżOOLQJ WKH ODUJH ERZO ZLWK ZDWHU 6SULQNOH WKH JURXQG EODFN SHSper on top until the surface is covered. (The bits of pepper are held up by the surIDFH WHQVLRQ RI WKH ZDWHU <RX FDQ WU\ VWLFNLQJ \RXU ÂżQJHU LQ WR VHH ZKDW KDSSHQV 1H[W GLS \RXU ÂżQJHU LQWR OLTXLG GLVK ZDVKLQJ VRDS DQG WKHQ VWLFN LW EDFN LQWR WKH bowl... What happens now? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an explanation of what is happening: 7KH ZDWHU PROHFXOHV ZDQW WR VWLFN WRJHWKHU EXW WKH GLVK ZDVKLQJ OLTXLG EUHDNV WKH surface tension...so the molecules go away from the thing that disturbed them to the sides of the bowl, taking the pepper with them. +HUH DUH VRPH ZHEVLWHV WKDW GHDO ZLWK TXHVWLRQV DERXW WKLV H[SHULPHQW http://carrotsareorange.com/preschool-science-surface-tension/ KWWS GUKROO\ W\SHSDG FRP DVNBPHBDBFKHPLVWU\BTXHVWL SHSSHUBDQGBVRDS KWPO
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Kids Building Confidence It takes confidence to be a kid. Whether is going to a new school, stepping up to bat for the first time, or making a new friend - kids face a lot of uncharted territory. Confidence gives you the courage to try new things and the power to believe in yourself. It lets you respect yourself even if you make mistakes. When you respect yourself, others will respect you too. Naturally, every parent wants to instill a can-do attitude in their kids so that they will bravely take on new challenges and over time - believe in themselves. Self-confidence rises out of a sense of competence. In other words, you develop confidence not because parents tell you that you are great, but because of your achievements - both big and small. Sure, it’s good to hear encouraging words but words of praise mean more when they refer to a specific effort or new abilities. When you achieve something, whether its brushing your own hair or riding a bike, you get a sense of being able and capable. Building self confidence begins very early. When you’re young and learn to turn the pages of a book or learn to walk, the idea of “I can do it!” begins. With each new skill and milestone, you develop increasing confidence. Adults can help by giving kids lots of opportunities to practice and mas-
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Tiny Tetras
Too Many Tetras!? Tetras make a fabulous addition to any community tank! There are so many types to choose from that the combinations are endless.
Tetras are cool little fish that come from South America. They live in rivers and lakes usually in large schools. “Tetra” is a name that loosely refers to over 150 types of fish, most from South America, but some Wether you choose good from Africa. Imagine having 150 cousins! While they may be cousins, they can be quite ol’ neon tetras, bleeding heart tetras, or the large different.
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Tetras in the wild are actually dinner for angel fish! These tiny fish eat insects and insect larvae. And in turn are eaten by the larger angel fish.
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With over 150 types of tetras, they have some really crazy names...penguin tetras, red-nose tetras, black phantom tetras, bucktooth tetra, coffee-bean tetra, firehead tetra, jellybean tetra, and x-ray tetras...just to name a few! The most commonly known are neon tetras. Explorers in the early 1900s would find these cool little fish and try to bring them back to the United States. Many are now raised by breeders so they do not need to be taken out of the wild for aquariums. Make a tetra mobile: What you will need: Shishkabob sticks string fish cut outs crayons scissors
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Animals and Winter When the weather gets colder and days get shorter, winter is here. We live in warm houses during the winter, wear heavy coats and our food comes from a grocery store. So, what happens outside with the animals? Some animals migrate which means they travel to other places where the weather is warmer and they can find food. Many birds migrate in the fall and travel in large flocks. Geese for example, fly in noisy “V” shaped groups and fly south. Other birds may fly alone. How do they know when its time to leave for the winter? Scientists are still studying this. Many of them see migration as part of a yearly cycle of changes a bird goes through. The cycle is controlled by changes in the amount of daylight and the weather. Birds can fly very long distances. The Arctic Tern nests close to the North Pole in the summer months and in fall it flies south all the way to Antarctica! Then in the spring it again returns north. Most birds do however, migrate shorter distances than the Arctic Terns. How do they find their way to the same place each year when they migrate? Birds seem to navigate like sailors once did - using the sun, moon and stars for direction. Birds also seem to have a compass in their brain for using the Earth’s magnetic field. There are other animals who migrate. Mammals such as bats, caribou, elk and whales travel in search of food each winter. Many fish migrate. They may swim south or they move into deeper, warmer water. Insects also migrate. Butterflies and moths fly very long distances. An example of this is the Monarch butterfly. They spend their summers in Canada and the northern United States. Then they migrate as far as Mexico for the winter months. Earthworms move down in the soil as far as six feet below the surface! Some animals adapt which means they remain where they are and stay active during the winter. They make changes in their behavior or bodies. To keep warm, some animals may grow new thicker fur during the fall. Weasels and snowshoe rabbits have new fur which is white to help hide them in the snow! Some animals store food in the fall to eat later such as squirrels, mice and beavers. Other animals eat different kids of food when the seasons change. The red fox eats fruit and insects in the spring, summer and fall. In the winter, it eats small rodents. Many animals find shelter in holes in trees or logs, under rocks or even underground. Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal’s body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slows down. It uses very little energy. Bears, chipmunks, frogs, snakes and some bugs hibernate!
Most hibernators prepare in some way for the winter months. Some store food in their burrows or dens to eat when they awake for short periods. Many eat extra food in the fall while it is plentiful. The food is stored as body fat to be used later for energy. Hibernators have two kinds of fat - regular white fat and a special brown fat. The brown fat forms patches near the animal’s brain, heart and lungs. It sends a quick burst of energy to warm these organs first when it is time to wake up. True hibernators go into such a deep sleep that they are difficult to wake and may appear dead! If an animal lives in an area where the winter is mild, it may only hibernate briefly or not at all. However, if the weather is severe, hibernators may wake up for short periods every few weeks to use their “toilet rooms” and eat if food is available. The largest hibernators are the bears. Although a grizzly or black bear’s heart rate may drop from a normal of 40-50 beats per minute down to 812 beats, its temperature drops only slightly, allowing them to wake up quickly. These bears are also unique as unlike other hibernators, they do not eat, drink or excrete at all while hibernating, which can be as long as six months! Other hibernating animals do not experience major changes in temperature, heart rate and breathing. Animals such as skunks, raccoons and some chipmunks are the light sleepers. They may sleep during the most severe weather and wake to roam and eat during the milder weather.
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Cookin’ Fun Sweet Potato Biscuits 3/4 cup mashed sweet potato 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 4 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces 2 1/2 inch circle cookie cutter Wash the sweet potato and poke it with a fork liberally. Microwave the potato on high, turning occasionally until tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Let the potato cool completely. Peel and mash until smooth. Measure 3/4 cup of mashed sweet potato. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry blender until fine crumbs. Add the sweet potato and 2/3 cup of milk and stir with a fork until the mixture just holds together. Add another tablespoon of milk if the mixture is too dry. Transfer the mixture onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat the dough to 3/4 inch thickness. Cut out as many 2 1/2-inch circles with the cookie cutter as possible. Transfer the dough circles to the prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Reshape the scraps if necessary. Bake until the biscuits are golden and puffed, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly.
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Moles The mole can come in many different types, such as the golden mole, the broad-footed mole, the eastern mole, and simply, the mole. The mole has large hands, complete with two thumbs! The second thumb is right next to the regular one, and is known as a prepollex. The mole’s other fingers have multiple joints, whereas the prepollex is a single joint that develops much later than the other fingers. This is a speciesspecific trait, meaning it is unique to moles! Moles also are usually a brown color, and have tiny, if not almost invisible, ears and eyes. Their fur is velvety and in high demand in the United Kingdom in the early 1920’s. The diet of moles consists of earthworms and nuts found in the ground. Due to their ability to survive with less oxygen than other animals, they burrow underground. Moles are mammals, like humans! Female moles are called sows, while male moles are called boars. A group of moles is called a labour.
Interesting facts about moles • A star-nosed mole can detect, catch, and eat food faster than the human eye can follow; in 0.3 seconds! • In some countries, moles are viewed as pests. In others, such as Germany, they are protected. • Golden moles are more closely related to aardvarks, elephants, and manatees than true moles! • The average life span of a mole is 3 years. • A mole can die of starvation if it doesn’t eat every few hours! • A mole can dig a tunnel up to 300 feet long in one night! They’re nocturnal animals, so they hunt their food and do their work at night instead of during the day. • The “mole” is also a unit of measurement in chemistry. It is expressed with the equation 6.022 x 10^23. One mole of paper would make a stack that could reach the moon and back more than 80 billion times!
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Basketball Anyone? tablished in 1997. You can visit the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Check out all the names of great players, coaches, referees, and people who have contributed significantly to the development of this popular game.
Can You Unscramble The Names Of These Famous Basketball Players? 1. ROLEBN AMJES _______________________________________ 2. EERMKA LUDAB-BBAARJ _______________________________________ 3. CIMGA NSOHONJ _______________________________________ 4. SALI SLLEEI _______________________________________ 5. ILCHAEM RDAONJ _______________________________________ 6. BEKO RYTANB _______________________________________ 7. CDAANCE RKAPER _______________________________________ 8. QUISHALLE NLEAO _______________________________________ 9. AADIN AUTSARI _______________________________________ 10. RRALY RIBD _______________________________________ Answers: 1. LeBron James, 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 3. Magic Johnson, 4. Lisa Leslie, 5. Michael Jordan, 6. Kobe Bryant, 7. Candace Parker, 8. Shaquille O’Neal, 9. Diana Taurasi, 10. Larry Bird
In December of 1891, basketball was invented by a Canadian who was a clergyman, educator, and physician. His name was James Naismith. He introduced this game when he was in Springfield, Massachusetts at the Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College). His superior asked him to organize a vigorous recreation that was suitable for winter indoor play. At that time, the teams had 9 players. The first ball used was a soccer ball and the goals were wooden peach baskets that were attached to the walls. In 1897-1898, teams of five became the standard. The game also spread nationwide, to Canada and other parts of the world. It was played by both men and women. U.S. servicemen in World War II, made the sport popular in many other countries as they played it for recreation. In 1934, the first college games were played in New York City Madison Square Gardens. By the 1950’s, basketball had become a major college sport. One of the first and greatest pro teams was the Original Celtics, organized about 1915 in New York City. They played as many as 150 games a season and dominated basketball until 1936. The Harlem Globetrotters, founded in 1927, were and still are a notable exhibition team who specializes in amusing court antics and expert ball handling. In 1949 two professional leagues, the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America merged to create the National Basketball Association (NBA). By the 1960s, pro teams from coast to coast played before crowds of many millions annually. The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) was es-
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